Getting Started

 

This section describes what you need to know before you install and run WebLogic Collaborate. It includes the following topics:

• Introduction

• Checking Your Package

• Downloading the Software

• Installation Prerequisites

 

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Introduction

This document provides the information you need to successfully install and configure WebLogic Collaborate, the component of WebLogic Integration that provides Business-to-Business (B2B) integration functionality for the enterprise.

Note: WebLogic Collaborate, and the other WebLogic Integration components, must be installed on a system hosting WebLogic Server.

In most cases the WebLogic Collaborate installation program is used to install the software. The installation program is a graphics-based program available for both Windows and UNIX systems. The installation program detects whether WebLogic Server 6.0 is installed, performs basic configuration, and, on a Windows system, sets up shortcuts for running WebLogic Collaborate and the sample applications. For details about the installation program, see Installing WebLogic Collaborate.

Note: The WebLogic Collaborate installation program requires a graphics (windowing) terminal or workstation.

On a UNIX system, you have the option of using console-mode installation. This text-only method can be used to install WebLogic Collaborate on a system that does not include a graphics terminal or workstation. For details about console-mode installation, see WebLogic Collaborate Console-Mode Installation.

 

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Checking Your Package

If you purchased WebLogic Integration from your local sales representative, you will find the following items in the WebLogic Integration product package:

• Software CD

  The software CD contains the following WebLogic Integration components:

  • WebLogic Server 6.0 with Service Pack 2

  • WebLogic Process Integrator 2.0

  • WebLogic Collaborate 2.0

  • WebLogic Application Integration 2.0

  • WebLogic Integration Framework 2.0

  • Contivo Analyst

• Documentation CD

  The documentation CD contains documentation for each of the WebLogic Integration components.

• Printed Documentation

  The product package includes an installation guide and release notes for each of the WebLogic Integration components. The WebLogic Collaborate printed documents include:

  • WebLogic Collaborate Release Notes

  • Installing BEA WebLogic Collaborate (this document)

 

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Downloading the Software

You can download the BEA WebLogic Server and components of WebLogic Integration for a 30-day evaluation from the BEA Web site at the following URL: http://commerce.bea.com/downloads/weblogic_server.jsp.

Information about purchasing licenses for BEA products can be found at the following URL: http://www.beasys.com/buy.

 

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Installation Prerequisites

Before you install the BEA WebLogic Collaborate software, make sure your system meets the requirements. This section provides lists of the hardware and software requirements that are both specific to individual platforms and applicable to all platforms.

Platform-Specific Requirements

The following table lists the required operating system and processor requirements. Up-to-date information about platform support for BEA WebLogic Collaborate is available at the following URL:

http://www.bea.com/products/weblogic/integration/b2bintegration_ds.shtml

Table 1-1 Platform-Specific Requirements

Platform	Processor	Operating System	With
Windows	Intel Pentium II or better	Windows NT 4.0	Service Pack 6 or later
		Windows 2000 Professional
UNIX	Ultrasparc	Solaris 7 (from Sun Microsystems)	System patches recommended by Sun Microsystems
	PA-RISC, 100 MHz or higher	HP-UX 11 (from HP)

 

General Requirements

The following items are required for all platforms:

• Minimum of 256 MB of RAM

• 100 MB of free disk space

• Network connection

• Access to a CD reader

  Required only if you obtain BEA WebLogic Collaborate from the product software CD rather than from the BEA Web site.

• Web browser

  • Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.x or above

  • Netscape Navigator 4.7 or above

• WebLogic Collaborate installation software and a valid WebLogic Integration license.

  The software is available on CD or can be downloaded from the BEA Web site.

• BEA WebLogic Server 6.0 with Service Pack 2

  You must select the Full Install (Server & examples/samples) option.

• Java 2 SDK, Standard Edition, v1.3 (JDK 1.3)

  When you install WebLogic Server 6.0, JDK 1.3 is installed directly under the BEA Home directory in the jdk130 directory as follows:

  BEA_Home\jdk130

• JDK 1.3 in the default search path

  An entry for the JDK 1.3 bin directory, BEA_Home\jdk130\bin, must be included in your PATH variable setting before any other JDK bin directories.

• EJB 2.0 Upgrade for WebLogic Server 6.0—this is available at the following BEA WebLogic Server download site:

  http://commerce.bea.com/downloads/weblogic_server.jsp

  For example, if you have installed the WebLogic Server in the default directory, copy the EJB20.jar file into the BEA_Home\wlserver6.0\lib directory.

• One of the following supported databases:

  • Cloudscape 3.5.x

  • Microsoft SQL Server 7.0

  • Oracle 8.1.6

    Cloudscape is a pure-Java relational database management system that BEA ships with the WebLogic distribution to allow you to run code examples.

    For Microsoft SQL Server or Oracle, WebLogic Collaborate must have network access to the database server. You must also have a database server account with sufficient privileges to create a database with tables.

• JDBC driver for your database server:

  • Cloudscape
    The Cloudscape driver is bundled with your BEA WebLogic Server distribution; the weblogic.jar file contains the classes files.

  • Microsoft SQL Server
    The BEA WebLogic jDriver for SQL Server, a Type 4 driver that provides connectivity to the Microsoft SQL Server. You can download this driver from the BEA Web site. It is available in two versions: one for SQL Server version 6.5 and another for version 7.0.

  • Oracle
    The Oracle thin driver, a Type 4 driver available from Oracle, is bundled with the WebLogic Server 6.0 distribution; the weblogic.jar file contains the classes files.

    For additional information about the Oracle JDBC drivers, see "Using Third-Party Drivers with WebLogic Server" at http://download.oracle.com/docs/cd/E13222_01/wls/docs60/jdbc/thirdparty.html.

    Information about the WebLogic jDrivers for WebLogic Server 6.0 can be found at http://download.oracle.com/docs/cd/E13222_01/wls/docs60/jdrivers.html.

Note: Although it not required that you do so, we highly recommend that you install WebLogic Process Integrator, before you install WebLogic Collaborate.